Differential developmental toxicities of di-n-hexyl phthalate and dicyclohexyl phthalate administered orally to rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 510-521

  Saillenfait, Anne Marie ^a   Gallissot, Frédéric ^b   Sabaté, Jean Philippe ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Di n hexyl phthalate; Dicyclohexyl phthalate; Embryotoxicity; Male reproductive; Phthalates; Rat

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; OLIVE OIL; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DICYCLOHEXYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIHEXYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO MORTALITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; EYE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; FOOD INTAKE; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIB MALFORMATION; SKELETON MALFORMATION; TERATOGENICITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL RESORPTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; ISOMERISM; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

RATTUS;

EID: 68949135464     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1436     Document Type: Article

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